Notable: The Huskies trailed midway through the first half, 18-16, the last time these two teams played, and then they went on a 32-7 run to go into intermission with a 50-23 lead.

UConn was led by Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis with 21 points, largely on 5-for-10 shooting from 3-point range. She also had six rebounds and four assists. Breanna Stewart contributed 17 points, eight rebounds and three assists without a turnover. Bria Hartley added 13 points and four steals while Stefanie Dolson had 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Memphis was led last game by Ariel Hearn with 20 points and by Pa'Sonna Hope with 11 points and nine rebounds.

UConn can reach 20 wins in a season for the 21st consecutive season. The last time the Huskies failed to win 20 games in a season was the 1992-93 campaign in which they finished 18-11.

Bria Hartley is coming off career highs for points (30) and 3-pointers (six) in the Huskies' 30-point win over Rutgers on Sunday.

Stefanie Dolson recorded her eighth double-double of the season Sunday as she had 16 points and 10 rebounds against Rutgers.

Breanna Stewart fell one rebound shy of a double-double Sunday but scored 23 points, marking the eighth time this season she has scored 20 points or more. She's done so four times in the last nine games.

Memphis has outscored its opponents by 11 points this season, 1,207-1,196. By contrast, UConn has outscored its opponents by 690 points, 1,600-910.

UConn has nearly double the number of assists Memphis has this season, 404-219. The Lady Tigers rank 242nd in the country in assists per game (12.2) while UConn is ranked second (21.3).

Memphis has made five more free throws than the Huskies, this season but has taken 79 more attempts. UConn is shooting 75.8 percent from the free throw line while the Lady Tigers are shooting just 62.2 percent. Memphis is 307th in the country (out of 343) in free throw percentage. However, Asia Fuqua-Bey hit two free throws late in overtime against Rutgers that provided the tying and winning points in a 74-73 victory.

Memphis has played in five overtime games this season, winning three and losing two. The Lady Tigers are 2-1 in one-point games.

Memphis has won three consecutive games with victories over Central Florida, Rutgers and Houston. The Huskies have won 25 consecutive games.

The win over Rutgers was the Lady Tigers' first over a ranked opponent in 11 years since a 2003 victory over DePaul.

UConn is 314-14 playing as the No. 1-ranked team in the nation. Memphis is 1-8 all-time against the No. 1-ranked team with its one win coming in 1984 over Louisiana Tech.

Kiah Stokes continues to play very efficiently for the Huskies. Against Rutgers she scored four points with six rebounds, three blocked shots, two assists and just one turnover in 17 minutes of play.

Dolson moved into a tie with Swin Cash in eighth place in UConn history in career rebounding with 910, and she needs just six today to move past Kerry Bascom (915) into seventh place.

Moriah Jefferson is 15th in the country in assist/turnover ratio with nearly three times more assists. She has 92 assists and just 31 turnovers. She hasn't had a turnover in the last two games in a total of 70 minutes of playing time.

Mosqueda-Lewis has failed to score in double-figures in each of her last two games and in three of her last four games. She has never played more than two games in a row in college without scoring at least 10 points.

Mosqueda-Lewis shot 0-for-3 from 3-point range against Rutgers. Since she has been at UConn, she's never gone two games in a row without making a three in games she's played.

Tierney Lawlor's last 3-pointer came against Memphis. She's 0-for-2 in the three games she's played since making her last three against the Lady Tigers.

Memphis' Ariel Hearn goes into today's game with the most consecutive games in double-figure scoring of anyone in the contest. She has scored 10 or more points in 11 straight games. She's scored 20 or more in six of those games including 20 the last time she played UConn.

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